The bigger the government, the greater the corruption
Happiness is impossible without gratitude.
We have a moral obligation to act happy even if we don't feel it
A bad mood is like bad breath. Both are wrong to inflict onto others
There have been huge Muslim demonstrations against cartoons depicting Muhammad and any other perceived insult against Islam. But I am unaware of a single demonstration of Muslims against Muslim terror directed at non-Muslims.
Just about every generation has some horrific evil that it must fight. For the Democratic Party today that evil is carbon dioxide emissions. For the rest of us, it is an ideology that teaches that its deity is sanctified by the blood of innocents.